Pwani, Tanzania · Africa
Bagamoyo sits on the route: 30 minutes from Mapinga, 44km from House of Wonders, Stone Town.
Bagamoyo is a town located in Pwani, Tanzania. With a population of 82,426, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Bagamoyo sits in Tanzania. It's in the Africa/Dar es Salaam time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Bagamoyo to your route.
Bagamoyo (Mji wa Bagamoyo, in Swahili) is a historic coastal town and capital of Bagamoyo District in the Pwani Region of Tanzania. Much of the settlement was founded at the end of the 18th century, though it is an extension of a much older (8th century) Swahili settlement, Kaole. It was chosen as the capital ofRead more
German East Africa by the German colonial administration and it became one of the most important trading ports for the Germans along the East African coast along the west of the Indian Ocean in the late 19th and early 20th century. Bagamoyo lies 75 kilometres (47 miles) north of Dar-es-Salaam on the coast of the Zanzibar Channel, across from the island of Zanzibar. The town hosts Bagamoyo Historic Town, that is a National Historic Site of Tanzania. In 2011, the town had 82,578 inhabitants.
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Bagamoyo is located in Pwani, Tanzania, Africa. The coordinates are -6.4422 latitude, 38.9042 longitude.
Bagamoyo has a population of approximately 82,426 people, making it a town in Tanzania.
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The tallest building in Stone Town, built in 1883 as a sultan's ceremonial palace and the first in Zanzibar with electric light and a lift. Its tiered balconies front the Forodhani seafront.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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